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Tomatoes are pretty effortless to grow and you don't need to eat homegrown exclusively to make a difference.
by SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
Tomatoes are pretty effortless to grow and you don't need to eat homegrown exclusively to make a difference.
- GuB-42 7y agoI grow my tomatoes and it is definitely not effortless. You need to plant the seeds in little pots, keep them in a sunlit but protected area, plant and support them, water them regularly. You also need a patch of land. None of that is a big deal, but considering how cheap commercial tomatoes are, it doesn't make economic sense for most people. Another thing to consider is that tomatoes are seasonal. You won't have more than 3 months of natural homegrown tomatoes a year. Is it worth it? IMHO, totally. Tomatoes are one of these products where homegrown is much better than the usual commercial varieties. But if all you want are good tomatoes, and don't enjoy the process, there are probably other, more economical ways of getting them.
- wruza 7y agoI wouldn’t call that effortless, unless you already have a piece of land, live there and don’t need to go to the city for prolonged times. E.g. for me that would mean owning a car* , renting a parking lot at workplace, owning some land, paying for a greenhouse (idk maybe tomatoes do not need one, but in general gh counts as a taxable building here). And of course paying/shoveling the dirt. It is not effortless at all, unless there are prerequisites. No idea why my question made few people upset, since I’m not against homegrown things and only explained how it all doesn’t work locally and interested in economics of those for whom it works. * blasphemy for US folks, I know, but pretty valid option to not have one in my downtown; everything is cheap to rent and very close to each other.